“Are you willing to attach yourself to a legacy that’s bigger than you?”

Last week was amazing. It was full of love and hope and art. Our friends at Charlotte Star Room were there on 200 S. Tryon Street to capture footage as 17 artists and countless helpers painted the Black Lives Matter street mural. The video above features spoken word by Greg Jackson of Heal Charlotte.⁣ Charlotte Is Creative (CIC) is proud to have played a role in creating this video and in making the mural a reality.
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In response to a week from Assistant City Manager, Taiwo Jaiyeoba, wondering what would happen if Charlotte created a Black Lives Matter Mural, CIC connected the City of Charlotte with Brand the Moth and BLKMRKTCLT to assemble a group of artists and organize the plan for the initial installation.

Spoken Word Lyrics from Greg Jackson

Legacy.
Are you willing to attach yourself to a legacy that’s bigger than yours?
Is it all about you?
Is it self-preservation or is it about your brothers and sisters?
What do you live for and what is your legacy?
What are they gonna’ to say about you when you’re gone?
Does it matter ten years down the line? Twenty years down the line?
Or, do you just want to be remembered as a T-shirt?
Have you attached yourself to a legacy?
Do you have enough relationships in this world that people are going to remember you for your morals, your values or are they going to remember you for your last tweet?
Does your name stand forever?
Do you have integrity?
Do you have passion?
Do you have purpose?
Do you have legacy?
Are you trying to be healed?
Are you trying to heal others or is it about self-preservation?
Because if it’s about that we’re not going to make any positive change.
I need us to move forward, but do you know where we was at?
I need you to make a choice.
You’re either going to build or destroy.
Don’t watch me not breathing.
Stop the camera and get involved.
I need you to get to action.
I need you to do something.
The protest is not about today.
The protest is 365 days a year.
Are you ready to do something bigger than you?
Do you have integrity?
Will you do the right thing when nobody is looking?
Do you have passion?
Are you fired up about something and you don’t know where to place it?
Have you walked into your purpose yet?
And are you willing …
Are you willing …
To attach yourself to a legacy that’s bigger than you?

– Greg Jackson, Heal Charlotte

Who Made This Video?

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Featured Photo Credit: Charlotte Star Room